Female genital mutilation (FGM) is estimated to affect up to 680,000 women and girls in Europe but yet just a handful of people have been prosecuted, Euronews can reveal.
The failure of authorities to respond has “likely resulted in the preventable mutilation of thousands of girls”, according to a UK parliament report.
Here, to mark International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, we take a look at why FGM is carried out, its impact in Europe and the reasons behind why there’s been so few prosecutions.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has been criticized at home for not participating in visits to Moscow and Kiev along with the French president and German Chancellor. The talks are seen as a major step forward in trying to resolve the Ukrainian conflict.

Cameron has been a big supporter of economic sanctions when it comes to dealing with the Ukrainian crisis. Back in the summer he said Britain was not going to “launch a European war or send the fleet to the Black Sea” over Ukraine, applying economic pressure instead.

Among the things not mentioned by the media in recent days, only this morning it turns out that the British Minister Cameron did not go to the meeting with Putin. Now, if it's true what Hollande said, the responsibility for the failure of the talks could be Recorded only and exclusively on him and Angela Merkel. The negotiations are very important, and if they fail, says Hollande, one can only speak of war, with Cameron absent (but not only him!) ...

The Franco-German peace initiative could be the last ditch attempt to end the war in Ukraine, French President Francois Hollande said. German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes the crisis cannot be solved militarily.

Hollande described the peace talks he and Merkel held with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine this week as “one of the last chances” for peace.